Tangerine General, emPLE Partner IMT 5.0 To Drive Insurtech Growth In West Africa

By LOVETH-AZODO CHIJIOKE, Lagos

Underwriting firms Tangerine General Insurance and emPLE Nigeria have formally signed on as headline institutional sponsors for the fifth edition of the Insurance Meets Tech (IMT 5.0) conference.

The West African industry platform is scheduled to hold on Friday, November 20, 2026, at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, bringing together risk underwriters, insurtech founders, software architects, regulators, and venture financiers.

Anchored on the theme “Building Insurance That Connects,” the high-level dialogue is convened to interrogate commercial models, technical interfaces, and cross-sector partnerships essential for demystifying insurance and expanding retail safety nets for households and commercial enterprises.

Backing the initiative as Gold Sponsor for the second consecutive year, emPLE Nigeria—operating through emPLE General Insurance Limited and emPLE Life Assurance Limited—is leveraging the platform to advance its consumer-centric footprint. The group underscored its solvency and underwriting discipline by settling more than N7 billion in claims obligations across retail and corporate lines in 2025.

Similarly, Tangerine General Insurance has stepped in as Silver Sponsor, injecting over seven decades of technical underwriting expertise across marine, aviation, fire, motor, and special risks into the forum’s strategy sessions, alongside its current drive toward digital policy issuance and automated distribution.

Highlighting the strategic significance of the partnership, the Convener of Insurance Meets Tech and Chief Executive Officer of Creato Urban, Mr. Odion Aleobua, stated that integrating legacy institutional experience with modern fintech infrastructure is critical to unlocking Nigeria’s untapped insurance potential.

“We are pleased to welcome emPLE Nigeria and Tangerine General Insurance to IMT 5.0,” Aleobua stated. “Their participation adds valuable industry experience to the exchange we are building around the future of insurance. As we bring insurers, technology companies, regulators, and business owners together, our focus is on identifying the connections that can turn the industry’s renewed capacity into solutions people and businesses can readily access, understand, and trust.”

The duo joins an expansive institutional roster backing the milestone edition, including Leadway Assurance as Official Insurer, CubeCover as Official Digital Insurer, and Vitse Technologies as Official Technology Partner.